Nussbaum’s approach of central human capabilities is a firmly articulated defence of universalism grounded in the Marxian/Aristotelian idea of ‘truly human functioning’. She has proposed a list of central capabilities which she argues “are not just instrumental to further pursuits: they are held to have value in themselves, in making the life that includes them fully human.” Further, they “command a broad cross-cultural consensus”, enable “any choice of a way of life possible” and thus “have a special claim to be supported for political purposes in a pluralistic society.”